1993 California Golden Bears football team

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1993 California Golden Bears football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 37–3 vs. Iowa
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record9–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDenny Schuler (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorArtie Gigantino (2nd season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Arizona + 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 18 UCLA + 6 2 0 8 4 0
USC + 6 2 0 8 5 0
Washington 5 3 0 7 4 0
No. 25 California 4 4 0 9 4 0
Arizona State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Washington State 3 5 0 5 6 0
Oregon 2 6 0 5 6 0
Stanford 2 6 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 4 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Keith Gilbertson, the Golden Bears compiled a 9–4 record (4–4 in Pac-10, fifth), and outscored their opponents 411 to 303.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Barr with 2,619 passing yards, Lindsey Chapman with 1,037 rushing yards, and Mike Caldwell with 962 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4at UCLAW 27–2553,634
September 11San Diego State*PrimeW 45–2542,000[4]
September 18at Temple*No. 21W 58–0
September 25San Jose State*No. 20
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 46–13
October 2OregonNo. 17
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 42–4134,000[5]
October 9No. 13 WashingtonNo. 16
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCL 23–2455,000[6]
October 16at Washington StateNo. 21L 7–3430,117[7]
October 30USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCL 14–4256,000[8]
November 6at Arizona StateL 0–41
November 13No. 13 Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCW 24–2035,000[9]
November 20at StanfordW 46–1782,500
November 27at Hawaii*W 42–1841,260[10]
December 31vs. Iowa*ESPNW 37–345,716
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

Roster[edit]

  • Na'il Benjamin (offense)

Game summaries[edit]

Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)[edit]

California vs. Iowa
1 234Total
Golden Bears 6 1777 37
Hawkeyes 0 030 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1993 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "1993 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 179. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  6. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 201.
  7. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  8. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  9. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide. University of Hawaii Athletics. p. 129.
  11. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.